How To Pronounce Sleet
sleet
UK
Phonemic
/sliːt/
Phonetic
[sliːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/sliːt/
In British English, sleet is pronounced /sliːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sliːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sliːt/.
Sleet has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
sliːt
Sleet has one syllable in British English.
sleet + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sliːts/
US
/sliːts/
sleet + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈsliː.tɪd/
US
/ˈsliː.t̯ɪd/
sleet + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsliː.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsliː.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sleet
Questions About Sleet
How do you pronounce sleet in British English?
In British English, sleet is pronounced /sliːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sliːt̚].
How do you pronounce sleet in American English?
In American English, sleet is pronounced /sliːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce sleet the same way?
Yes. Both are /sliːt/.
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